Shoulder surfing (computer security)
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shoulder-surfing-computer-security-205-7425789
title:
Shoulder surfing (computer security)
text:
In computer security, shoulder surfing is a type of social engineering technique used to obtain information such as personal identification numbers (PINs), passwords and other confidential data by looking over the victim's shoulder. Unauthorized users watch the keystrokes inputted on a device or listen to sensitive information being spoken, which is also known as eavesdropping.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of social engineering
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_surfing_(computer_security)
date created:
2006-02-06T21:46:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T11:23:56Z
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